Chariho (13-0), the No. 1 seed from the South, hosts Riverside on Friday at 3:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal game.

Westerly......................... 12

McCourt.......................... 7

CUMBERLAND — Westerly Middle scored four runs in the top of the fourth and added four more in the seventh to open the state tournamentfs with the victory.

The game was tied at 4-4 after three innings. The four-run fourth gave Westerly an 8-4 lead. McCourt, the No. 2 seed from the North, came back to make it 8-7 after five, but Westerly put the game away with the big seventh inning.

Amanda Barrese and Cassidy Northup each singled and tripled. Maya Legare also singled and boubled.

Kate Brouillette, who entered the game in third inning earned the win. She had give strikeouts.

Westerly (8-5), the No. 3 seed from the South, travels to Feinstein Middle in Coventry on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.